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The Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 is important because it would prevent anyone from crossing the Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is important because it was to lower tax and on molasses and other goods. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is important because the British taxed on paper and licenses. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act is important because the British soldiers took over American Colonists homes. They had to pay for food they took. -
Townshed Act
Townshed Act is important because parliament was randomly throwing tax on American Colonists . -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is important because it united the colonists against Britain. -
Committees of Correspondence
Committees of Correspondence was important because it was formed to set up a Union with all the 13 colonies. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was to prevent no new tax on the American Colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest in regards to the tea tax. Click here to view a video on the Boston Tea Party -
Coercive Acts/ Intorelable Acts
The British Government passed the Intolerable Acts as a punishment to the Boston Tea Party. -
2nd Continental Congress
Soon after the launch of the American Revolutionary War. It succeeded the 1st Continental Congress, which met between September and October of 1774 -
1st Continental Congress
A meeting between the 12 of the 13 Colonies early in the revolution. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battles of the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Americans were too short on ammunition to fight the British Army. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote a 50 page pamphlet about revolting against Britain for independence from them. -
Declaration of Independence
Congress approved the final text of the Declaration and wasn't signed until August 2, 1776 -
Washington's Crossing of the Delaware
The Crossing of the Delaware is important because George Washington and the Hessians were fighting. Washington won the fight and people kept fighting. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the Revolutionary War because the British and the Hessians surrendered. -
Battle of Yorktown
The British were defeated in the Battle of Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris ( American Revolution)
The Treaty of Paris is important because the it ended the American Revolutionary War between Britain and the American Colonies. -
The Treaty of Paris (French and Indian War)
The Treaty of Paris (French and Indian War) was important because the Indians didn't want to pay Britain
